Concentrating on the strength of the mutual relationship, this article examines crucial periods in Anglo-Norwegian history since 1814. In the November Treaty (1855) Britain and France guaranteed the Swedish-Norwegian union's territory against Russian encroachment. Britain was not supportive of Norwegian independence in 1905, though she had wanted better terms for Norway within the union. From a Norwegian perspective, Britain was the most important signatory to the Integrity Treaty (1907) whereby the great powers guaranteed her territory. Due to her neutrality Norway could not openly support Britain, but many events prior to 1940 showed that she oriented her foreign policy primarily towards London. The German invasion and Norway's subsequent entry into the Second World War on the side of the Allies, fostered much warmer Anglo-Norwegian relations. These were cemented by the creation of NATO in 1949, in which both nations participated. In the 1950s even British officials occasionally described the ties as a ...

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英国在近代挪威历史上的作用：一项纵向研究

本文着眼于相互关系的强度，考察了1814年以来英挪历史上的关键时期。在11月条约（1855年）中，英国和法国保证瑞典-挪威联盟的领土不受俄国的侵害。英国不支持1905年的挪威独立，尽管她希望在联盟中为挪威提供更好的条件。从挪威的角度来看，英国是《廉正条约》（1907年）的最重要签署国，大国保证了其领土。由于她的中立，挪威无法公开支持英国，但是1940年以前的许多事件表明她的外交政策主要针对伦敦。德国入侵和挪威随后在盟军一方加入第二次世界大战，促进了英挪关系的发展。两国参加的1949年北约的成立进一步巩固了这些力量。在1950年代，甚至英国官员也偶尔将这种关系描述为...